[pct-l] Mt. Whitney Expedition

[vhoyt at cisco.com (Vicki G. Hoyt)]

Pls note that when applying for a PCT thru-permit, they will give you a 
Whitney pass BUT (as is written right on the permit application) " 
Reservations to PCTA must arrive 60 days prior to Whitney Climb."  So this 
suggestion wouldn't work for most people anyway.
vh

At 11:55 AM 7/10/2003 -0400, dude wrote:
>tru dat!  that is why is suggested getting a permit to hike in from
>Onion valley.  don't try to conceal anything or suggest that you are
>doing something that you are not actually going to do.  tell them
>exactly what you want to do and get a permit for that.  Hardly anyone
>one climbs Whitney from the east side; I am sure it would be easy to
>get a permit for that.
>
>
> > We really should not abuse the PCT permits.  This is how a few
> > "screw it up for everyone."  It's reasonable that someone who has
> > walked 800 miles to get there might be entitled to some slack on
> > the Whitney permit.  It's not right to get a PCT permit just to
> > get some slack on Whitney when one does not intend to walk the
> > whole thing.
> >
> > If I'm not mistaken, you can still do the Mountaineer's route or
> > the route up the west side from Arctic Lake without going through
> > the lottery.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard" <calliger@infolane.com>
> > To: "Kurt Johnson" <piedra2901@yahoo.com>;
> > <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003
> > 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mt. Whitney Expedition
> >
> >
> >> Get a thru permit (are they still free?) which entitles you to a
> >> Whitney sticker, yes?
> >>
> >>
> >> R
> >>
> >> At 02:29 PM 7/9/03 -0700, Kurt Johnson wrote:
> >>> Good luck on getting a permit!  As far as I know, they lottery
> >>> off 100%
> > of
> >> available permits in February for the entire season.  I don't
> >> think they hold back any permits for walk-in's.  I applied for a
> >> multiday permit for August and did not get one.  According to the
> >> Inyo NF website, chances of obtaining a multiday permit through
> >> the lottery system are 57%.
> >>>
> >>> There are cancellations though, and I hope you are lucky enough
> >>> to get
> > one,
> >> but I wouldn't get your hopes too high.
> >>>
> >>> Padre
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hiker97@aol.com wrote: I am planning a major expedition to Mt.
> >>> Whitney
> > for
> >> Monday, August 11. I hope to get a walk-in permit, since it is a
> >> weekday event. Basically, we acclimate Monday night at Whtiney
> >> Portal. Tuesday we start for Outpost Camp at 5 A.M to
> >> camp/acclimate. Wednesday we start for Trail Camp at 5 A.M to
> >> camp/acclimate. Thursday mid-night we start up the
> > 97
> >> switchbacks and on to the top for sunrise. There is a full moon
> >> around
> > this
> >> time, so it should be fantastic. Anyone interested? Bring an 02
> >> bottle, I might need it. Happy trails, Switchback P.S. I think
> >> the record for the 21-mile hike up and back on the Mt. Whitney
> >> trail is a little over 4
> > hours.
> >> But that is for youth.
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